The Seattle Star Newspaper, November 27, 1919, Page 1

“een sp meaanenrntnntersimengreanrrnnnr HREE HURT IN AUTO PLUNGE; “a An On the Issue of Americanism There Can Be No Compromise Tides in Seattle CENTS TO ME DANA SLEETH ‘a VERYBODY who get in went to ball game tod And those who couldn't get there went sme where else A Majority of those who at fended the football game knew plittle of the game, but they en @ured the cold and gazed in un jrehending amaze at the di action display on the field ‘This country today is eagerly ing amusement, entertain ft, excitement and forgetful could the foot in ‘Tho we had no real war depri Yation or sorrow, still the world rebound from four years of strug: Ble, sucrifice and suffering has #wept us along in a giddy maze of @ervish dancers, seeking thrills and more thrills. No more do we seek consolation from the javelins of outrageous fortune in prayer, meditation and the congregation of the righteous | No more the Puritan days with RH allday service; a two-hour prayer, a three and a half hour mrmon, and home in the dusk @odging ambushing Indians No, sir; we demand a jazz din. Yr. a gladiatorial contest, two Movies and a Chinese noodle mid- PRht solree. theatrical managers, Magazine editors and all ‘Others who live by public patron: z to mix In considerable more the uvual amount of “light in the menu. Instead, we discover the news- are filled with murder, iT would seem, then, a pub He duty, as well as good business, for newspapers, aimless, editorial maunder- over economics, fheatres, from movie to Opera, are giving us hor- broken hearts, sudden death, unrelieved by a ray of M devote pages to re fi ‘Ponsidering unsovadie problems, @nd half coturnns to clipped jokes. ‘We have been preached to and Mourned over, and warned, and @xhorted until there isn't a throb deft in us, and we want to laugh forget before we go quite in from morbid moralizings and prety over tomorrow. in due course, me to what this column is all about. For it has an object. = the nobody might sus pect that it fs trying to get any ‘go Tambling and discursive con pew fw it. “hee ‘column eagh day my is to be a merry Hittle sunbeam; 2 welcome door ‘Beat, spread before the papers » on which you are invited to wipe off the mud of the fields of ‘wrath, and the muck of the janes misfortune. we strive to get together, a laugh, or at least a the town's doings. no attempt to reform, to lo edify, or to instruct. sometimes hard to refrain from preaching: the easiest thing $n the world is to find fault, to ke; and well I know it, for © 4% Gid nothing else for a dozen HICH. es i = But I have about decided that the man who gives forty thousand folkn a siggle in more worth white than he who hands out fifty fhousand frowns, or a hundred thousand snaris. ‘There will always be enough & guys. with the dyspepsia, to er ‘ever the nation’s misfortunes, its excensts and its failings ut let there be at one piace in town where can gambol a WR: cavort a little; shake shimmy, and tons a toe Charlie Chaplin gets more than Bny dozen of the greatest trage dians on the «tage iH ‘9 worth more just as least we . to worth humanity. the clown is more qhan the Bengal tiger to the cireus | METEOR CRASH Nov, which CHICAGO. str canged ble, put electric light Wnts Ont of comminsion Be cetdewrn in Michigan and Ind fast night, were cauned by whieh exiioded in th cording 40 the opinion of Henry ox, chief forecaster of weather urea bere Clone examination of the selamo. mph chart from the University Be ign aimeevutory wil! be made to determine whether or not any fy t Sparils tremor was recorded dale, Ya Nee cE AS IT SEEMS SHAKES EAST jindows Smashed; Wire * Lines Out of Commission 7 —~Atmoapheric wire a power and smash na meteor | ‘The first structure built with stone) gewed by artificial means is in Avon-| will be announced THEY’RE A ROOTIN een | _ LAKE UNION TRESTLE: Skidding on the frosty planks of the trestte skirting the east- | ern shore of Lake Union, an | automobile crashed thru the rail- | ing at 6 a m. Thursday and, without overturning, fell 12 feet | to the beach below, injuring | three men, one seriously. The | injured are: B, F. Berggerman, 25, of 991 Sixth |ave, seven ribs broken, lung punc tured; may die. | William Riley, 28, the driver, 140 23rd ave. S., cut and bruised right |hand, left elbow bruised Byron Conselyea, a sailor, 166% Ewing st. nose cut, back injured and cut over eye. | Riley was driving a car belonging to Steve Miller, Brighton hotel, and |nays he was traveling about 20 miles an hour when the machir idded | opposite the hydroelectric plant. Ap plication of the bra e aid, failed to stop the ear wee into the railing, crashed thru and dropped |} Berggerman was taken to hoapital by Motorcycle | men ¢ 1. Vuller and Fred M nd tempt was made to get Jeation with hin wife, who tx sid ye apending the holidays in Wrrur is Matter May 3, 1894, at the Po © at Seattle, Wash, under the Act of Congress March a, 1879 SEATTLE, WASH., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1919. THURSDAY | FRIDAY NOV. 8 NOV, ta Virst Low Tide | Virst Lew Viest High Tide | ae ene the’ hie tt | ones iene Tanta | Sasa tle Late Edition Site sm. 2.0%. | ocae eet Second High Tide a pm he ag aa Por Year, by Mail $6.00 to $9.00 , TOOTIN’, PEPFUL CROWD OUT AT DENNY FIEL Paprika in Large and ' Fat Gobs ial 'Oodles of It at the Varsity | Campus, Whither Flivvers | Toddled in Multitudes GRANDSTANDS GROANED| | BY A FOOTBALL FILBERT Seattle emerged from the flax early [this morning to point her prow to ward Denny Field orth Pole ot Pignkindom Lon © the whistle of the referee (the referee’ whintle is always “shrill” in football yarns) wounded the tocsin of war (another forkful); long before the stal the moleakin hero or the the stalwart moleskin hero mi stuff, that “moleskin hero’ kerplunk: long before vast quitntities f fully developed specimens of foot ball nutty tore its tresses, crushed ite “<ey chrysanthemum (society claw, The other two men’s injuries agg: rad et yearned for throat pital bray, sor x eoch, caw Riley, the driver, was arrested as i w and a reckless driver three hours after yodie, ululate ar the accident. He refused to #8Y/in true varsity fashion—long before anything about the trip which end-|these things came to pass, I aay ed so disastrously every ver laden with football Skide 50 Feet . ami lowed the compass to Denny Several broken beer bottles were! | found by police beneath the wrecked automobile. lieved ne the men had been on le ana | bh were returning t ae tf divid 4 Ena u ctively pent up: said that ad had a “par . é pectating, viewing the cagey de t out, but ‘ * | fenders of dear old Alma Mater stage | more. thelr mighty battle for supremacy. The m tdded about For, be it known, that the University; feet before it or 1 thru of Washington football team was e of that tre Minor a thusiastically bent upon making t Newt o off Ur ty of California football team ex 1 to have xe wit t . Att whine) it wa mates. he m ne fel Cr r grad. 1 y 1 wie ray nor young. n the lak . The} but filled paprika of the nachine i ed « ers and large ' rds of Dr. Don H. Palmer n ridiron battler of an t orle r team of footballist it " and total audience which Gtovious Day for Sullivan Clan; | They’re Thanksgiving in all ry fe the clan of Sullivan Thursda morning ut the city police station red faced, dnatured trist man, elutehing a roll of bile inh right hand, atepped up to the desk sergeant’ window and exclaimed My name is Florry Sulli and I want to bail out every m: atl the fame of Sullivan. This is no day for a Sullivan to be in jail Desk Sergt, Warren Smith begar poring over the book of arrests He found thre slivan: eter Paddy and Thomas—al) charged wit! i Lady Nancy Astor || Wins British Vote for Commons Seat x Na LONDON, Nov. 27.—Lady ney Astor has been elected to her hu band’s former seat in the house of commons by @ majority of 4,000 cording to a forecast by election perts of the Dally N he result of the balloting, held mber offic row All Bailed Out of Himbibing too free ly, tomor-! land for the manufacture Jail of the t cheers on Thanksgiving und slapped $10 aplece ement ta t and faced their I've got 10 cents,” | and I can’t have a Thanksgiving on Never mind,” soothed the Sullivan the money. “I've got plenty Ar ¢ four Sullivans left the sta tion headed for a turkey-serving ate Florry Sullivan lives at 810 Mari Tacoma I. W. W. Go On a Hunger Strike TACOMA, Nov 7.—Twenty two members of the alleged 1 WwW. W., held in the city jail here, went on a hunger strike this morning A actory has been installed in Hel- of sacking carpet. In other was abso itely no a. no disphra no phasta Yell Leads Had Mouthfull be ¢ of no dinpharsta, let not € the ye aders go uD pt. unt ur Under é alic super isions ¢ fi McCabe we af ud ndity of febrile boation which bil (CONT'D ON PA LEVEN) | President Wilson Has Quail Instead || Of Turkey Today || * | 1 WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 Presi Jdent Wilson may a lot to be thankful for today, but he didn't get| turkey for dinner Grayson, the president's ordered qual) instead. president had to eat it sit |bed, while the rest of the jfamily drew up chairs around the| |dining table downstairs eat the! big turkey sent to the White House by South Trimble, former clerk of the house of representatives. | any Dr siclan phy and the up in! Wilson D = | j Thanksgiving MENU 10 a. m—Dedication of corner. stone, Mother Ryther’s Child home. 12 m—Dinner for Moves’ cafeteria, 1:15 p. m.~—Football, Washington vs. California, Denny field, Uni. versity campus. 2:80 p. m.—Matinees at theatres. 5 p. m—Dinner, vaudeville and the blind, Evening—All theatres open; spe clal cafe entertainments. MINERS AWAIT FINAL MEETING Complete Breakup Seems Not Far Off Today BY RALPH F. CovCH we | the county-city building hecat, was! ‘ being given a bath, | It was a day of happiness because | stuff) met the leather oval with a|(United Press Staff Correspondegp | Miss Kathryn, aged 6, and Miss WASHINGTON, D. C. Nov, 2 —Coal miners and operators from all sections of the United States were to resume joint conferences here late today in a final attempt to settle the coal dispute on the basis of the pronouncement of Fuel Administrator Gartield. Garfield, speaking for the govern ment, declared that 1—No Increase will be permitted in the price of coal, 2—Miners are entitled to an aver | increase of 14 per cent to make ges conform with an increase of 79.8 per cent in the cost of living since 1913 Both sides went Into executive res sion this morning to outline policie The possibility of a complete br seemed not far off, ax the hour for the joint conference approached, Refuse 14 Per Cent age John L. Lewis, acting president of the United Mine Workers, at the con. ‘ esterday’s conferen: ed positively opt a 14 per hing on Lew! Secretary of Labor Wilson, ‘stood he was representing ' and indi tly the president himeelf. Secre r Wilson offered the miners per cent. I respect Secretary Wil on. His powers are clearly defined Among other things his duties are to effect conciliation, You can not Mx prices without affecting wages, and you ean not change wages without affecting prices. I realize this dif culty, but I can not allow it to stand in the way of doing my duty. Does the government Intend to repudiate the act of its author d agent or NOT SO THANKFUL IS THIS VISITOR FROM CLE ELUM Not so thankful ts F. W. Barden, visitor from Cle Elum. arden met a couple of jovial friends from Spokane. Certainly, he would be tickled to accompany them to a_ boc |joint and have a And when Mm he coul t find his gold watch. r the chain. Nor the locket pendant with diamonds. Nor his wallet containing $450 cash Mebbe I ought to be thankful they didn’t take my hat, coat, pants and shoes and my tc back to Cle Elum," Barden told the police. But s6mehow I ain't so happy.” Slayer Is Taken Out of Bastile Youngsters Prevail Upon the} Sheriff to Give Up Prisoner |HE EATS HEARTY TODAY | Out at the home of the Misses Kathryn and Pauline Chambers, at} Foster in the Duwamish ley, this was a day crammed with happiness, | tender caresses, Thanksgiving, yelps and kt-yi's, ° Ponto, the purp, feleased from | |eustody and forgiven of any connec-| tion he may have had with the al-| leged untimely death of Tom Mariah. Juanita Swezea Pauline, aged 3, were successful in getting the wayward and esring Ponto out of the county jail on his personal recogniz | ‘Tender caresses they showered on | the purp. Thanks they gave in un-] Umited abundance, for no other rea- _ DEMAND OF AMERICA BY RALPH H. TURNER Inited Press Staff Correspondent.) | relations on the continent. “The terms of a note which I am to a demand by the American state department, declared the case was in the hands of the | local authorities, and that the | | impish eyes, Ponto admitted to her, | though nobody else heard a word of | | bis conver jon, that county-city | building he-cate are lively and full| | Of pep, but not so very edible. | json than that they were happy. The MEXICO CITY, Nov. 26—The | 4nswering are attributed by my gov- |yelps and klyl's were Ponto’s, as| Mexican foreign office handed to | ¢™mment to an imperfect understand: _ |the soapy water tr dinto his! the American embassy tonight a ing of our penal laws. The imprison: eves note declaring Mexico cannot ac- ment is neither unjust nor arbitrary, | Rescued Wednesday | cede to the request for release of | 48 your note states, since Mr. Jenkins But Ponto was happy, too, despite) William 0. Jenkins, American [himself has signed contradictory |discomfort, ‘Thero is no gainsaying| Consular agent, imprisoned in | Statements regarding the kidnaping it, For the first time in his lifé he| Puebla, for alleged conspiracy | Of which he was a victim, The judge jhelped eat Thanksgiving dinner.| With the bandits who recently (CONT'D ON PAGE ELEVEN) |And Miss Kathryn declares that,| ‘idnaped him, | Pye eg eee jwith satisfaction gleaming in his| | The note, which was in reply | } constitution forbids the president ARREST NEMITZ | Ponto pion Fag potion | to interfere in the affairs of the from the cell he had occupied sinee| Various states. See }he was sted, following the tragic| Jenkins will be released as soon as| 7 ares ta 43, stepfather of 5 rance of Tom Mariah on the he gives bail, which has been fixed Roan : ‘ay ly and husband of ae lay the latter became the father of |&t 1,000 pesos (about $500), the note | 00%! nna Nemitz, in the county : six satin-furred kittens. The Mis sald. The demands of the United | 4 charged with the murder of Mra, Kathryn and Pauline were the/States have no basis in international | M4ry izabeth Bryan on October 19, escuers, Taking along their father, |!aw, it was contended. It was point-|!8 in the city jail Thursday morning E. G. Chambers, to run auto, |ed out that an American should ex-|°" &n open charge pending the in- they made necessary arrang pect no more rights in Mexico than| Vestigation of his alleged possession for Ponto's release with joys in the United |f ® quantity of stolen jewelry, 4 Mexican ¢ States. Americans in Mexico receive | the same privileges and protection as Mexicans, it Was said. Nemitz was arrested at 1045 p. mm. Wed y night by Detectives J, O'Brien and T. G. Montgomery at Stringer Leaves Repentant Securely bou with a heavy Ponto was led repentant fre Sa The note asserted that Jenkins t| Sixth ave. and James st. Detectives jail and placed in tho auto. Ones| Wel! treated and receiving all the at would give no details of Nemitz's ar- in the car his emotions, pent tne zoe | tention due to his position. ‘The hope| rest Thursday morning save that he days, broke loose and he site "\ was expressed that the American |Was being investigated, kisses, unabashed, upon the pink (State department would suspend| Nemitz wus a frequent visitor im cheeks of his (wo tir young Aeliver. judgment until the case is decided|the office of: Detective Capt. Ten- locally, and Jenkins is either proved|nant during the days following the ers, who clapped their hands in glee guilty lp innocent or yan murder. Nemita, it is be a hugged him forgiving! tis tet wien cutee on gs The note follows | eved, will be one of the principal tae ihe cat” aah tke i et witnesses for the defense. He told rs Ses): aaet ° the Misses Mexico, Nov. 26, 1919. | the police ‘that both his stepson and hambers' father, “I taugM® him to} “Mr, I. Summerlin, Act-|wite were at home on the night of | chase cats away from the house.” | ing Charge of Affairs for the United| the murder 4 Discover Clues States of America. Mrs. Bryan's body was found in Further evidences tending to show ‘Sir: I am instructed by the pres-| ine nt ker park district on Octo ¥ that Tom Mariah actually was mur. | ident of the republic to answer here-| yer She had been strangled. A a was bi 20, Matt Starwich, ht to light today by | with your November roll of bills, su regal | 0 pills, Supposed to aggregate a deputy sheriff, who| Which you addressed to the Mexteun | 54 509, was missing. ) says he discovered several tufts of | oVernment on instructions from the!” apne Nemits-Ealy trial b by cally as set catfur in the park plot next the|state department of the United ana son are in the county ‘ail tn et county-city building and a bone or| States for an early date, Both the mother two. | “You will, no doubt, realize the| or s29,000 cash bail apiece. Mrs. Mariah, if she grieves at alj|fact that no legal foundation, prin giirgdpe diene psantinart sie over the loss of her late husband,| ciple or precedent of international | concehls her famentations well, She| right, or even of reason, is invoked spends most of her time at home in| in the demand for the immediate Let us be thankful the janitors’ room in the county-city | liberation of Mt, Jenkins, @ho, as you that we have building with her six young off.| know, i8 at present under the juris J: diction of a judge of the city of W. it it is being whispered about | Puebla Star ant Ads corridors that she has been seen| “The Mexican government cannot 1 she in the company of another, more| See What the foundation for such a Then let us be more handsome young he-cat the last few |@emand might be, It believes that|| thankful that we can days, whose attentions, if rumors be| it ean be only the power of the coun: find just what we want try that makes it, altho the United! true n | States has expressed the desire on | Ing. she has no thought of spur in that section TODAY, | various occasions that right and Jus-| everyday, and all the | CORNELL-PENN | tice should be the basis of its diplo-| time. Main 600 will PR i period ended: Penn, 0;'macy and respect for weak coun: | attend to all your wants, ties the basis of its internation